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On Monday, June 20, Autism Speaks teamed up with television personalities, sports stars, and other local supporters to help raise much needed funds for autism research and services at the Thirteenth Annual Celebrity Golf Challenge. Autism Speaks Co-founders Suzanne and Bob Wright and event Co-chairs Susan and Kevin Murray spearheaded the day-long golf outing at the world- renowned Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y.

The Thirteenth Annual Celebrity Golf Challenge featured foursomes paired with the local celebrities and athletes for an exciting day of golf. The tournament concluded with a dinner reception and an exciting live and silent auction – which highlighted items like tickets to the November premiere of Breaking Dawn and after party (the latest in vampiric mega series Twilight), a trip to top vacation destinations – Belize, Cabo San Lucas, and packages funding Autism Speaks’ family services and translational research initiatives. One lucky guest took home a 2011 Subaru Outback after successfully shooting a hole-in-one!

Last Thursday, BTIG LLC, a premier institutional brokerage and fund services company, hosted its eighth annual Commissions for Charity Day. The firm’s last Commissions for Charity Day raised more than $3 million, and BTIG has donated more than $10 million to various organizations, including Autism Speaks.

Special thanks to Autism Speaks’ Board Member Alison Niederauer for ensuring our annual involvement; and thank you to current and former professional athletes Michael Boley, Alfred King and Howard Cross for participating on our behalf.